The Washington critic., 1887-03-21
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National gnpItnI,

NhtionHl capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, 8 cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, @ for % cents, good on any limo.
Washington and Georgetown Rallroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street. down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
rGnpsylymania avenue passing circle con. con
curan Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
monts Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
ing at Fife enth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street BranelD Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wlllardsand other hotels and through
hcpilncipal business portion OF the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers are given TO Tho
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
pnst Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
here transfers are given to branch running
cendng south side Of Capitol Hill, cOntin.
uing along II street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtconthstrcct Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour
Fare, y cents additional.
Scventh,strcet Branch-starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and POstofilces, Odd.Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City pOstoflice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line) continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu
seum. TO the whnrves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry Returning, same rOute,
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown
where II makes u circuit Of West High
Fayettc, Second, DumbartOn and Mont
goinery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak I'LL Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to I street north, thence
tial residences OF the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tecnth street west TO u street north, -Four
tecnth street 10 +, passing Wilard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are given TO the Ninth.strcct
Btancl), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to tiith street, 10 Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument: Indiana avenue To street by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue TO u street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin.
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the state,
War and Navy Depart mcnts at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II Streets
Ninth street BranCh-Staits at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west where 1t con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diyorglng
Mount '' Vernon nom, square, ' Masonic mic Temple,
Patent and POstOfiCes at + street (whCrc
transfers are given to main line east or
vest, thence to u street, passing Centre
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
'and'ahalf street, thence. to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer
sity and SchuetZcn Park, to entrance To
grounds of soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Ralway-etarts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print.
Ing Office to Boundary and beginning Of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
| North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue aud -Four
nnda-half street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north 10 p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north, west to Fourteenth
twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead OF
| i street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
| ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
| steamboat wharyes, Bureau of Engraving
| and Printing Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary,
| Anacostla Misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along VI street south,
past navy.yard gate. 10 Twelfth street east,
| and over the AnacOstia Bridge to Union
town aud the Government Hospital for the
| Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
| I, and from Avenue Line or Seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
| Hcrdic coaches are running from the Navy
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty.
second and q streets northwest. Fare, .
| cents; six tickets for % cents. iiorse'car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdlc cabs are run TO any part OF the city
| Fare, 25 cents, within | mile; Is cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour tol
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest.